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womanhood

[woom-uhn-hood] / ˈwʊm ənˌhʊd /
NOUN, ADJECTIVE
femininity/feminine
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The subgenre presents an unsettling deal, says Johnson: “that emerging into young adult womanhood, while legitimately horrifying, is also suddenly emerging into a kind of power that you’ve never had before.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The dignity of sovereign womanhood aside, it’s also a genuine life partnership concern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Granted, that’s also what mature womanhood looks like, but so what?

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Poised behind a lectern, in a silver silk top and matching trousers, Kirk explained that feminism teaches women to “reject the very things that make womanhood unique.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

She had invoked the Mother’s mercy, appealing to the natural sympathy of one woman for another, but the three shriveled septas must have put their womanhood aside when they spoke their vows.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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